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Accession Data:

Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw.

  • Common Name: Resurrection Plant
  • Family: Myrothamnaceae Niedenzu

  • Country of Origin: southern Africa
  • Habitat: summer rainfall areas

  • Description: Dwarf, dioeceious shrub of summer rainfall areas to 4 ft (1.2 m) tall by 30 in (75 cm) wide. The aromatic foliage is 3/4 in (18 mm) long and glossy dark green, and the berries are 1/4 in (6 mm) across and pale blue in color. The plants are poikilohydric: they can become completely dessicated, then resume growth when rehydrated by rain.

  • Culture: Sun to semi-shade; acid to alkaline soils although they perform poorly in shallow, dry soils. Propagate from seed or cuttings.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700018
  • Source: Silverhill Seeds
  • Accession Date: 02-02-2007
  • Bench: 2115 - MED:Mattoral A
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 6 confirmed on 03-06-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Gunnerales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Myrothamnaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • Poikilohydric
  • Plants used in EEB 2244 - General Ecology
  • Accessions with Embedded Video Files
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Zaire / Kenya / Tanzania / Angola / Malawi / Mozambique / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Botswana / Cape Provinces / Namibia / KwaZulu-Natal / Swaziland / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. Matt Opel's Burger's Onion Post
  2. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  3. Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
  4. Myrothamnus flabellifolius at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.
  5. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.
  6. Myrothamnus flabellifolius at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.
  7. John P. Moore, George G. Lindsey, Jill M. Farrant, and Wolf F. Brandt
    An Overview of the Biology of the Desiccation-tolerant Resurrection Plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia
    Ann Bot. 2007 Feb; 99(2): 211–217. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.
  8. How can we make plants survive without water at TED Talks. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:27:07 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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